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Psalm 37

Psa. 37:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Psalm of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Fret
charah (Hebrew #2734)
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
KJV usage: be angry, burn, be displeased, X earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, X very, be wroth. See 8474.
Pronounce: khaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2787)
j not thyself because of evildoers
ra`a` (Hebrew #7489)
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
KJV usage: afflict, associate selves (by mistake for 7462), break (down, in pieces), + displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for 7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, X indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.
Pronounce: raw-ah'
Origin: a primitive root
, neither be thou envious
qana' (Hebrew #7065)
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
KJV usage: (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), X very, (be) zeal(-ous).
Pronounce: kaw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
k against the workers
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
of iniquity
`evel (Hebrew #5766)
and (feminine) lavlah {av-law'}; or owlah {o-law'}; or .olah {o-law'}; from 5765; (moral) evil
KJV usage: iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
Pronounce: eh'-vel
Origin: or lavel {aw'-vel}
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1 Sam. 1:6• 6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. (1 Sam. 1:6)
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Prov. 24:19• 19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; (Prov. 24:19)
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Psa. 73:3• 3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (Psa. 73:3)

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1-40:  David persuades to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the godly and the wicked.
(Title.)This is the third alphabetical Psalm.
It seems to have been intended as an instructive and consoling ode for the captives in Babylon, who might feel themselves severely tempted when they saw those idolaters in prosperity, and themselves in adversity.Fret.
Psa. 37:7• 7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. (Psa. 37:7)
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1 Sam. 1:6‑8• 6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.
 7And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
 8Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons? (1 Sam. 1:6‑8)
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Prov. 19:3• 3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord. (Prov. 19:3)
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Prov. 24:1,19• 1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
 19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; (Prov. 24:1,19)
neither.
Psa. 73:3• 3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (Psa. 73:3)
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Prov. 3:31• 31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. (Prov. 3:31)
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Prov. 23:17• 17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. (Prov. 23:17)
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Gal. 5:21• 21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Gal. 5:21)
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James 4:5‑6• 5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
 6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. (James 4:5‑6)
• Book 1, Series 6. The great tribulation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Psalm 37 is very distinctly in connection with the display of the direct government of God in this world, as it will be made good when the meek shall inherit the land and the wicked be cut off. We have already seen that the epistles of Peter especially furnish to us the application of this to the Christian estate as far as it is so applicable. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 37-39” by J.N. Darby)
• Till Christ comes, it is in principle the evil day, and the patience and kingdom of Jesus Christ go together in the heart—not His own kingdom and glory. They are all founded on the certainty that after all Jehovah is above all the evil, loves judgment, does not forget the righteous and those who trust in Him, and that, in the end, His way would have the upper hand. Meanwhile, faith is exercised. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 37-39” by J.N. Darby)
• We are neither to fret, which is distrust; nor be envious, which is even worse and self-interest. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 37-39” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv.1-2) The first two verses present the theme of the psalm―a warning to the godly not to fret in spirit because of the present prosperity of the wicked. Like the grass they will soon be cut down. (“Psalms 37” by H. Smith)
• Having realized the great power of the Lord to bring in the Kingdom (Ps. 36:5-9), the remnant counsel themselves not to fret because of the workers of iniquity in the land. (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)
• They are exhorted to trust in the Lord and wait on Him until He intervenes on their behalf (vs. 1-6). (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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eA Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;

JND Translation Notes

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An acrostic Psalm with double verses. see Ps.25.